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(18)When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified
God, saying: So then, to the Gentiles also God gave repentance unto
life.

(19)Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose
on account of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and
Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. (20)But some of them were
men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the
Greeks, publishing the good news of the Lord Jesus. (21)And the hand
of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to
the Lord.

(22)But the report concerning them came to the ears of the church
which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas, to go as far as
Antioch. (23)Who having come, and seen the grace of God, rejoiced; and
he exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they should cleave to the
Lord. (24)For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of
faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

(25)And Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to seek for Saul; (26)and having
found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a
whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great
multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

(27)And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
(28)And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the
Spirit that there should be a great dearth over all the world; which
came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. (29)And the disciples,
according as any one was prospered, determined each of them to send
relief to the brethren dwelling in Judaea; (30)which also they did,
sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

XII.

AND about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to
oppress[12:1] certain of the church. (2)And he slew James the brother
of John with the sword. (3)And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he
proceeded further to take Peter also; (then were the days of
unleavened bread;) (4)whom he also seized and put in prison,
delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending
after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

(5)Peter therefore was kept guarded in the prison; but earnest prayer
was made by the church to God on his behalf.

(6)And when Herod was about to bring him forth, in that night Peter
was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and keepers
before the door were guard